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| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/apt-mark.8.xml | 48 |
2 files changed, 40 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 841661c5a..7f8764c8e 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ apt (0.7.22.3) unstable; urgency=low - mention the apt.conf.d dir (by Vincent McIntyre, Closes: #520831) * apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc: - use sizeof instead strlen (by Marius Vollmer, Closes: #504325) + * doc/apt-mark.8.xml: + - improve manpage based on patch by Carl Chenet (Closes: #510286) [ George Danchev ] * cmdline/apt-cache.cc: diff --git a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml index 1b7b02812..f078f2de5 100644 --- a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; <!-- The last update date --> - <date>2 November 2007</date> + <date>9 August 2009</date> </refentryinfo> <refmeta> @@ -32,11 +32,19 @@ <!-- Arguments --> <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> - <command>apt-mark</command> - <arg><option>-hv</option></arg> - <arg><option>-f=<replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></option></arg> - <group choice="req"><arg>markauto</arg><arg>unmarkauto</arg></group> - <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>package</replaceable></arg> + <command>apt-mark</command> + <arg><option>-hv</option></arg> + <arg><option>-f=<replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></option></arg> + <group choice="plain"> + <arg choice="plain"> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain">markauto</arg> + <arg choice="plain">unmarkauto</arg> + </group> + <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>package</replaceable></arg> + </arg> + <arg choice="plain">showauto</arg> + </group> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> @@ -49,7 +57,8 @@ other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies are marked as being automatically installed. Once these automatically installed packages are no longer depended on - by any manually installed packages, they will be removed. + by any manually installed packages, they will be removed by e.g. + <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>. </para> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term>markauto</term> @@ -67,16 +76,24 @@ depend on it. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term>showauto</term> + <listitem><para><literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a + list of manually installed packages with each package on a new line. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1><title>options</title> <variablelist> - <varlistentry><term><option>-f=<filename>FILENAME</filename></option></term><term><option>--file=<filename>FILENAME</filename></option></term> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-f=<filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename></option></term> + <term><option>--file=<filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename></option></term> <listitem><para> - Read/Write package stats from <filename>FILENAME</filename> + Read/Write package stats from <filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename> instead of the default location, which is <filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined by the Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>.</para></listitem> @@ -101,8 +118,19 @@ </variablelist> </refsect1> + <refsect1><title>Files</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term><filename>/var/lib/apt/extended_states</filename></term> + <listitem><para>Status list of auto-installed packages. + Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal> + sets the path to the <filename>extended_states</filename> file. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + <refsect1><title>See Also</title> - <para>&apt-conf;</para> + <para>&apt-get;,&aptitude;,&apt-conf;</para> </refsect1> <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title> |